Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-01-21


! have lain here and dwelt necessarily
upon the helpless condition Of Your
mother and sisters-should be called
away
MY dear father-thourh grateful l
am that the fear has passed - ou might
have set your mind at rest. DO YOU
suppose that should ever have thought
If disturbing my mother and sister, in
their possession of their home? No: it
should have been theirs just as much as
it Is now.
"Ah. Charlrs-thosc generous re-
solves are easier formed than kept.
You will soon b. wanting a home of
Your own. a wife. too. ch. Charles?'
Time enough for that, sir" re-
turned Charles. with very conscious
look.
III you could only think So But
you are Internationally, and WAS
| married at Your age.
Charles Dalrympe tidgctcd on his
chair-as if he would say something.
but did not know how. Mr. Dalrym
relieved him.
"fou have got your thoughts turned
to Isabel Lynn; have you not?"
Should YOU object to her. sir?'
asked Charles. in hesitation.
quite the contrary. | like her
much: and | believe Your mother does.
have told Isabel 81.
Have YOU said Charles, opening
his eyes.
Il told her so this afternoon. There
is one ming against it. t.ari,>.'
"What is that?" asked he. in alarm.
THAT she is too good for You.
Charles laughed. Il told her that
myself. and asked her to give me up.
1t was the night the accident happened,
when | was 50 truly miserable"
"And Srnnose she would not ,i,tpn
to the advicr??'
Not exactly.
"Well. Charles. You conld scarcely
have chosen better, and might lave
| chosen very much worse. So You
shall have our goodwill. lsabc! has
| money, and -
II am sure ! have not thought
whether she has or not" interrupted
Charles. quite Indignantly. II don t
care about that part of the affair"
| "Of course not" said Mr.. Dalrvmplr,
in tone his son very much disliked.
for he knew it betrayed no generation
| for his own wistlom-.'I should be sur
priscd if you did. Commonplace WAYS
and means. pounds, shillings and
| pence, are beneath the exalted consid-
Grafton of Mr. Charles Dalrymplc |
should not wonder but you would set
up to live upon air tomorrow, if you
had nothing else to set up upon
"Well, father, you know what I
meant--that an not mercenarr.'
Il should not wish you to be. Nci.
Their was l, when l spoke of Isabcl's
having money, nor has her possessing
it influenced us in approving of her.
We like her for herself; but you will
both, no doubt, find her fortune useful.
There must be an additional allowance
TO YOU, instead of the subtraction YOU
spoke of Just now. Well-we must
manage il. l would ten thousand times
over rather you married, than ran wild
and fell into folly, rs did poor Charles
Dalrymple. Have you talked Of when
it is to be, Charles?''
30, sir-not this year"
This year will soon be out. Next,
I SUPPOSE"
Il suppose So"
And this brings us round to our
argument. Do you not see-wcrc |
gone, and you married-that the
Grange would be your homeo And
that your mother and sisters would be
thrust out upon the world?"
| Never, father. lift Isabel were
here, would there not be room for al? ?"
| ..N4 JN.I
rymple, gravely, there would not be
room. Isabel would wish and require
to be mistress in her own house. And
your mother could scarcely remain in
this house, if it owned another mis-
| treSs."
"They-thcy could both act as mis-
tress,' said Charles, obviously.
Mr.. Dalrymple shook his head.
1.-Two mistresses never answered yet,
he said. "And there is another thing,
Charles, that l have never found an
swer: wife and mother-in-law living
together; especially in the house where
the latter has ruled as mistress. 1t
would not do in this
| well, sir, let lis be thankful that
there will be no cause to try it."
GAY, Charles, l am thankful-a and
for my own sakc-that my life is yet
spared to me. But the future of your
mother and sisters has been as thorn
in my side, now that I have been
brought face to face with DEATH
Hear me father!' exclaimed
Charles, rising, "had the worst hap
pencd. they should have been my first
care; ! declare it to you. First and
foremost, even before Isabel"
Are you going down, Charles?
Bring light here first. My leg is very
uneasy
docs it pain you?" inquired Charles.
who had noticed that his father was
restless. ''How tight the bandage is!
But the leg appears swollen"
| 1.-The effect of the bandage being
tight" remarked Mr.. Dalrymple.
Loosen it. and put plenty of lotion
on"
"It feels very hot" were Charles
last words.
They We're sitting round the fire just
before bedtime, Selma, Alice, Miss
Lynn, Charles and Oscar So certain
were they of the good result of the ac-
cident. that they had got to speak
| lightly of it--not of the accident, none
would have been capable of that, but
of the circumstances attending it.
They had just been recommending
Charles never in future to touch any
weapon stronger than popgun.
Il don't mean to-" said Charles.
"What a long closeting you had
with papa tonight, after Isabel came
down." remarked Selma. What was
the conference about, Charles? Was
he reading you a lecture how to carry
loaded guns?"
"Not that" broke in Oscar. "He
was charging him how to reign at
Moat-Grange. when he comes into it
as he was SO near doing lately"
Charles glanced up quickly, almost
believing Oscar must have been hid in
the chamber wall. You have nearly
hit it, Oscar" said he. "MOat-Grange
was the chief subject of our CONVERSE
ton"
"Only to think of it," uttered Alice,
"that we have been so close to losing
the Grange. For if dear papa had died,
it would be Charlie's."
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